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Great looking Fairlane. The paint is outstanding. Looks very cleanly built and I like how you detailed the engine.

While they look neat I wonder how much the tint will cut down on the guy behind you being able to see your brake lights. Locally I have seen this done on some cars. Following them the first thing I noticed was that their brake lights were barely noticeable. Theirs looked like your photo but they may have been darker.

Nice save on your Corvair. There are several products at the auto parts stores for polishing the plastic head lights and tail lights on a 1:1 car. I have used them on kit windows that have been scratched and they worked great. Very fine grit and with light finger pressure they leave no scratches.

Are you casting new quarters and trim from the Fleet Line to replace the Drag modifications ?

I was in Overland Park yesterday and everything was the regular price. I bought a Round 2 AMT '71 Plymouth Duster 340. I thought I would build a model of a car a coworker had back then. It was a very impressive performing car.

As I recall most mid '50's era cars started to have the turn signal mechanisms built into the steering columns, some of the higher end cars got them sooner. I had an old '51 Chrysler New Yorker that had them built in. I don't recall ever seeing one after about 1955 that wasn't built in.

I think the Heads and Intake Manifold from any '49 thru '53 kit with a Flat Head would work. I've not done the conversion you are looking at, but think with a little work you could use any of the following. AMT: '49 &'50 Ford, and '53 Ford F-100 pickup. The AMT '50 Ford kit would also offer you the option of Aluminum heads and 3-2 intake. AMT also had a '49 Mercury kit that had some very nice Hot Rod parts for a Flat Head. I can't think of any Revell kits with the later Flat Head engine. If you want to built a really nice looking Flat Head look at Replicas & Miniature offerings. Their parts are very impressive quality and I have used them often and never been disappointed.

Great looking #41. All of the decals are cleanly laid out, and with this many that couldn't have been easy.

Thanks. That is a great looking part. I like your avatar. Maybe someone will offer something like this here.

Can't recall ever seeing this kit before. The finish looks great.

See what happens when you let your imagination run wild. This is a great looking Rat Rod or what ever classification you want to hang on it. Hard to do since it's so unique.

Very cool. This could have happened back then if someone would have thought about it.

Great looking patina. The little I can see of the interior looks nice. Tell me about your Sun Visor. It looks like a yellow tinted glass.

Sounds great. I like the old "Coke Bottle" Americans.

I like the Kansas and Missouri drivers who only use their turn signals AFTER they have started to turn. I can see what they have just done and I no longer need their warning as I have managed to get out of their way.

This summer you should try and cool off with a drink I recall from when I thought I could drink it faster than they made it, I was wrong. The drink was called Long Island Ice Tea. About the only thing that will render you defenseless quicker would be a Brass Monkey. Don't ask how I know, just take my word for it.

There are many in society that are opposed to guns at any level. The Constitution grants use the right to bare arms. If a citizen doesn't feel comfortable doing that then we should respect their right to for go ownership of a gun. But we also need to respect the rights of those that due. With gun ownership comes a tremendous responsibility in all of the safety aspects of gun ownership. A visit to the Shooting Range from time to time is always a good experience along with the proper cleaning, storing, and securing your fire arm so that someone that shouldn't be handling a gun doesn't have accesses to it. That's kind of a cute looking Cap Gun. I like that they painted it a color that shouldn't be mistaken for the real thing.

I like the chin whisker.

I would like to see you build the Alfa Giulla.

Great job bring this one back. I like the dark blue except it tends to hide some of the body lines when photographed. All you need now is some Angle Hair, Mirrors, and one of those lights with the rotating disc with different colored lenses.

For myself Super Clean has become the go to striper for several years. In the past I have used Easy Off Oven Cleaner with good success removing the paint, not sure about the lung damage from the fumes but there seems to be no lasting effects. Looking at the pictures and the way the paint came off of the body, I had never seen that type of reaction before. I use Tamiya paints for the most part but often use others depending on the color and finish I'm wanting. The one thing I have noticed is that the gray Tamiya primer hangs on tight to the body and there White primer not so much. I would be interested to know if others have had the paint come off in sheets like your Plymouth did.

How sad.

Thank you for all the great pictures.

Good that you may be getting some bench time again. I like your build style. The Aerowagon Corvette is an unusual color, and the Petty version is a beautiful looking Blue. I especially like the Jeeps. The trail ready on especially. We have an '09 JK in the garage with the Skid Plates half worn thru.

Very nice Mustang. The paint has a lot of sparkle to it. I like the stance and your wheel choice.